Fractal scaling of soil particles in agricultural landscapes of Nigerian savannas

International Agrophysics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 337-344

  Salako, F K ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fractal scaling; Particle size distribution; Savanna; Soil profile

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; PARTICLE SIZE; SAVANNA; SILTY CLAY; SOIL; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL PROFILE; TOPOSEQUENCE;

EID: 33845966422     PISSN: 02368722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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